Pocket cigarette-making device.



H. C. KARLSON.

POCKET CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.20, I910.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

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POCKET CIGARETTE MAKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.20, 1910.

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EOCKET CIGARETTE-MAKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 19115.,

Application filed September 20, 1910. Serial No. 582,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. KARLsoN, a' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hasbrouck Heights, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket Cigarette-Making Devices,

of which the following 1s a specification.

My invention relates to an improved cigarette making device capable of being handily carried in the pocket, and which will enable a smoker to economically produce a shapely cigarette.

One of the objects of the invention is the production of a simple, neat, efiicient, and that can be embodied with the can or pouch in which the tobacco is contained, at a price only slightly above I that of the ordinary tobacco can, so that a manufacturer or dealer could afiord to distribute this cigarette making device with his wares gratis as an advertising novelty.

Another object is to make the device unfit for further use by rendering it practically incapable of being refilled.

With these objects in view the invention comprises a receptacle for tobacco communicating at one side with a fixed cigarette forming tube and having a cooperating plunger rod at one end.

In the accompanying drawings, which are 1 hereby made a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the invention, portions thereof being shown in an open position; Fig. 2 is a view similar to the tended; Fig. 3 is an isometric perspective view of a modified view of the invention illustrated in detail in Figs. 17 to 21; Fig. 4, is a front view ofthe preferred form of the invention, parts thereof being broken away; Fig. 5 is a left hand side view of Fig. 4, a portion thereof being broken away; Fig. 6 is a right hand side view of Fig. 4, a portion thereof being broken away; Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view of Fig. l, parts thereof being broken away and other parts shownin a changed position; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary front view of Fig. 7, parts thereof being broken'away, and other parts shown in a changed pos1tion; Fig. 9 is a fragmentary right hand side view of Fig. 8 Fig. 10 1s a fragmentary left hand side view of Fig. 8; Fig. 11 is a plan view of a modified form of the invention; Fig. 12 is a fragmentary left hand side view of Fig.

Fig. 17 Fig. 19is a parts thereof being an approximately 11; ,Fig. 13 is a fragmentary front view of Fig. 11, parts thereof being broken away; Fig. 14 is a fragmentary right hand side view of Fig. 13; Fig. 15 is a partial section on the line 1515 of Fig. partial section on the line 1616 of Fig. 1a; Fig. 17 is a side view of a further modification of the invention, parts thereof being broken away; Fig. 18 is a top plan view of front view of Fig. 18, broken away; Fig. 20 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 19; and Fig. 21 is a section on the line 21-21 of Fig. 17

Referring to the drawings the numeral 20 indicates a tobacco receptacle preferably of oval cross section,,from one side of which (near the end) extends an offset or extension 25 on the outside of the receptacle and of substantially the same width as the latter. A cigarette forming tube 27 communicates with the interior of the said extension 25 by meansof a funnel or flared hopper 26. Said forming tube 27 is disposed parallel with the narrow longitudinal sides of the receptacle, but is in 0&- set alinement from the latter to permit of the cigarette paper being conveniently wrapped therearound. This funnel 26 and the forming tube 27 lie in the marginal contour of the receptacle and have one of their sides in alinement with the outer side wall of the said ofiset 25 to form a guide for a plunger rod 30.

This plunger 30 is in slidable engagement with a fixed head 21 which covers the receptacle 20 as well as the extension 25. The said plunger 30;is also translatable in the direction of the major axis of the said head 21, within a slot 22 thereof through which the plunger may be inserted into the receptacle for the purpose of transferring tobacco contained therein into the extension 25. The slot 22 is preferablyarcuate in shape, and the said plunger 30 travels therein when transferred from one position to another.

A circular plate 35, which is pivotally held to the head 21 by a rivet 36, covers the said slot 22, except at a certain place where the plunger 30 passes through said plate 14:; Fig. 16 is a slot 26. The inner or headend 32 of the rod A curved outer portion 31 of the plunger rod 30, which constitutes an adequate manipulating grip for the operators fingers, fits within recessed edges 23 of the said head 21 and is adapted to lock therewith when said rod 30 is at one end or the other of the 30 is given either aflattened or a crescent shaped cross section (Figs. and of considerably less area than the forming tube 27, and it reaches only within a specified distance of the outer end of said tube 27, by virtue of which any surplus tobacco that may protrude beyond the said tube 27 can be compressed or pushed .back-i'nto'the latter while the plunger'31 remains therein. An indenture 33 or other form of index on the said plunger rod indicates to the op erator when theforming tube 27 has received its full quota of tobacco. The stem of the plunger 30 is of still smaller size than the head of the latter, for the purpose of re ducing its passage through the end head of the receptacle, with a View of diminishing possible leakage at that place toa. minimum. The outer end of the said forming tube 27 is closed by a lid 42, attached by means of a hinge 41 to the said receptacle 20, near the shorter head 24 thereof. In the preferred construction the said lid 42 comprises a straight flap (42) which abuts against the end of the tube 27, and a trough or shield 43 that conforms to the contour of the receptacle 20. Said shield 43 incloses the tube 27 and the hopper 26, giving the closed device the appearance of a complete box. When swung back to receive the finished cigarette the flat lid 42 adjoins the end head 24. A pair of opposite and inwardly facing buttons 44 incorporated with the outer cor ners of the said trough 43 engage correspond cavities or sockets 45 formed with the adjacent sides of thereceptacle 20 when the lid is in a locked position.

Strips 48 constituting holders for folders of cigarette paper and matches have their ends inserted through transverse slits in the adjacent sides of the receptacle 20. These ends are bent as shown to hold the said strips 48 in position. To maintain the tobacco in a properly moistened condition and free from contact with the atmosphere while stored in the said receptacle 20 a frangible diaphragm 50 is glued or otherwise fastened to the walls and the head 21 thereof in front of the extension 25, in such a man,- ner as to form an air-tight compartment for tobacco storage.

In a modified form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 11 to 16, a separate lid 52 is pivotally secured to the end head 24 and provided with a projecting tail portion 53, which coacts with a button 54 formed with said head 24 to efi'ect a tight closure for the end of the forming tube 27. In order to receive the finished cigarette a shallow trough 55 is individually pivoted to the narrow longitudinal side 56 of the said recep tacle 20. To allow said trough 55to be extended beyond the end of the tube 27, the former is swung around as indicated by the arrow and dotted lines in Fig. 11. The said receptacle 20, within whichthe plunger rod A' pair of transverse slots 61 adjacent to the ends of the said 30 is translatable.

straight slot receive a continuous or endless tape 62. The plunger rod 30 passes slidably through a tight fitting opening in the upper band of said tape 62 while both edges of the lower band 63 pass on one side of the said rod 30 so as to allow the latter unrestricted motion back and forth in the said slot 60 and at the same time maintain a closure therefor. The upper band (62) is covered by: a correspondingly slotted shield 64 (one half of which is shown in Fig. 14) that is held in a position by lips 65 formed with the said head 21.

In Figs. 17-21 is shown a further modification of the invention wherein apouch or bag is substituted for the box receptacle 20. The ofi'set extension 25 and the funnel 26 with the forming tube 27 are in this case carried by a shallow box frame 71, provided near its edge with a circumambient bead 72 to which the fabric is glued and held by stitches 73 sewn through'suitable holes in said bead 72 A centrally concaved slide 74, adapted to receive the completed cigarette when extended beyond the tube 27 is maintained in an operative position by means of clips 75 formed with the said frame 71. A right angled extension 79, at the outer end of the said slide 74, constitutes a closure for the end of the said tube 27 A protuberance 76, integral with the underside of the slide 74 at the outer end thereof, is adapted to engage a socket 77 formed on the frame 71 to lock the said slide 74 therewith. The heads 21 and 24 are preferably attached to the receptacle 20 by the method of seaming well known in the sheet metal workers art. The latter head 24' is preferably the last one to be secured to the receptacle 20 after the same has been charged with to' bacco, and it is obvious that to forcibly open the receptacle for the purpose of refilling would result in defacement or deformation so as to make it unfit for further service.

To'use the invention, the paper strip or seal 80 of the internal revenue service (partly shown in Fig. 4) which envelops the lid 42 as well as the outer end of the therefrom, a tube the outer wall of plunger rod 30 that is locked with the end 21 of the said receptacle '20, is first torn ofi. Then the said plunger is withdrawn and moved within the slot 22, thereby disrupting the diaphragm 50, and permitting the insertion of the plunger into the packedbody of tobacco in said receptacle 20 for the purpose of loosening and worln'ng the same over into the ofiset extension 25, and the therewith communicating funnel 526. Next, the operator imparts a reciprocatory motion to the plunger 30 with one hand, by taking hold of the grip 31 and tamping the loosened tobacco in the said extension 25 into the cigarette forming tube 27, while the'device is held by the other hand in an inverted position as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Afterward the lid 42 is opened or swung back as represented in Figs. 1, 7 and 8 to allow the cigarette paper to be wrapped around the forming tube 27, moistened on the edge and twisted at the end. The completed cigarette is subsequently thrust off the tube 27 into the trough 43 by the final stroke of the plunger 80. Any spilling of tobacco from the cigarette or from the mouth of the forming tube 27 is collected in the trough 48 and can conveniently be chuted into the open end of the cigarette, thus efi'ecting a substantial saving overthe method ofrolling the cigarette between the fingers, when usually a considerable amount of tobacco is lost and scattered around.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle, a compartment extending laterally from said receptacle near one end and adapted to receive loosened tobacco I which coincides with the outer wall of said compartment, said tube extending longitudinally of the receptacle, the outer'edge of the compartment and the tube constituting the marginal contour of the device at one side, the inner edge of said tube being spaced from the receptacle to permit of wrapping the cigarette paper therearound, means for transferring tobacco from the receptacle into the extension and from the latter into and out of the forming tube, and a receiver for the cigarette attached to the receptacle so as to admit of being extended out therefrom with its bottom turned away from the side of the tube which is nearest the body of the receptacle.

2. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle, a fixed compartment extending .laterally from said receptacle near one end and adapted to receive loosened tobacco therefrom, a tube the outer wall of whichcoincides with the outer wall of said compartment, said tube extending longitudinally of the receptacle, the outer edges of also adjacent side of the .ed to transfer tobacco I into the extension and tube.

the compartment and the tube constituting the marginal contour of the device at one side, the inner edge of said tube being spaced fromthe receptacle to permit of wrapping the cigarette paper therearound, and means for transferring tobacco from the receptacle into the extension and from the latter into and out of the forming tube.

3. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle, a fixed extension projecting laterally for a" specified distance from one side of said receptacle near the end thereof, an external tube extending longitudinally along said side of the receptacle the remaining distance to the other end of the same, means for transferring tobacco from the receptacle into said extension, and av side of the receptacle to permit of wrapping cigarette paper therearound.

4. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle, an extension fixed laterally of said receptacle near one end thereof, an external funnel having one side in alinement with the outer edge of said extension with its other side tapering toward the receptacle, an external said funnel longituditube extending from nally of said side of the receptacle being spaced therefrom to permit of wrapping cigarette paper therearound, and a plunger adapted to transfer tobacco from the receptacle into the extension and from the latter into and out of the tube, one side of said tube coinciding with the alined walls of the funnel and extension thereby forming a guide for said plunger.

5. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle adapted to be filled from one end, said end having a lateral extension forming part thereof, a cigarette forming tube located outside and extending longitudinally of said receptacle to the other end thereof from said extension, a movable head common to both the extension and the receptacle, and a plunger cooperating with the tube and receptacle.

6. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle having a lateral extension forming a part thereof near one end, an

external tube extending longitudinally of and alongside said receptacle to permit of wrapping cigarette paper therearound, a movable head covering both the receptacle and its extension, and a plunger rod slidable through said head, size than the tube where it passes through the head, being also translatable in the direction of the major axis thereof, and adaptsaid rod being of smaller from the receptacle 7. In a device of the character described,- the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube communicating with said receptacle, a head with an arcuate slot at one end of the receptacle, a plate with a notch held operatively on said head and adapted to cover the slot therein, and a plunger translatable in the slot of said head and adapted to cooperate either with said forming tube or said receptacle through the notch in said plate.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination'of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube located alongside of and communicating with said receptacle, a head covering one end of the receptacle and said tube, said head having an elongated opening, and a cover on said head closing the opening and holding a plunger movable to be inserted into the tube or into the receptacle.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a head for one end thereof, a cover held. operatively on said head, a plunger slidable through said cover and said head as well as translatable in the latter, a protuberance for said cover, and a button on said head coacting with said protuberance to hold said cover in a predetermined position relatively to said head.

11. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a head with an arcuate slot on said receptacle, a circular plate having a reinforced notched edge pivotally supported on said head, a plunger slidable in the notch of said cover and translatable in the arcuate slot of said head, and means with said head and said cover coacting to hold said plunger at one end or the other of the slot in said head.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a head for one end thereof, a plunger slidable in said head, and a curved outer end portion for said plunger adapted to lodge in and lock with said head.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a head with a slot at one end thereof, a plunger translatable in the slot of said head, and a manipulating grip for said plunger adapted to lock with said head at either end of the slot therein.

14. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube communicating with said receptacle, an oscillatory plunger capable of being inserted in and withdrawn from both the receptacle and the tube to loosen the tobacco in the former and bring it into the latter, said plunger when fully inserted in the tube terminating short of one end thereof, and a head for the end' of the plunger having a cross-section of less area than that of the tube whereby protruding tobacco can be pushed-back into the tube while the plunger remains therein. 1

15. In a deviceof the character described, the combination. of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube located alongside of and communicating 16. In a device of. the character described,

a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a

communicating with said receptacle, and a curved cover hinged to the receptacle and closing over said tube so as to close the'end of, and cover the same or to be opened to project longitudinally therefrom to receive the completed cigarette and surplus tobacco.

17, In a device of the character described, a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube communicating with said receptacle, a curved cover hinged to said receptacle having an end wall adapted to-close the end of said tube, said end wall bearing against one end of the receptacle, when opened and extended out beyond said tube, thereby being adapted to receive the cigarette when finished.

18. In a device of the character described, a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a cigarette forming tube communicating with and offset .from said receptacle, a lid hinged thereto and adapted to cover the end of said tube transversely of the receptacle, and a trough forming part of and extending from said hinged lid longitudinally of the receptacle conforming to the contour thereof and adapted to receive the completed cigarette when] swung beyond said tube, said trough inclosing said tube whereby the closed device is given the appear-ance of a complete boX.

19. In a device of the character described, a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, a laterally disposed cigarette forming tube communicating with said receptacle and a curved cover hinged to the receptacle and closing over said tube so as to close the end of, and cover the same or to be opened to laterally disposed cigarette forming tube project longitudinally therefrom to receive the completed cigarette and surplus tobacco, said cover being provided with locking means to engage the sides of the receptacle when closed.

20. In a device of the character described, a tobacco receptacle comprising adjacent sides having oppositely facing sockets, a cigarette forming tube communicating with said receptacle, a cover for said tube on said receptacle and oppositely facing buttons on said cover co-acting with the sockets in the sides of said receptacle to lock said cover therewith.

21. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle adapted to contain tobacco, an extension at one side of said receptacle, a cigarette forming tube alongside said receptacle and communicating with said extension, a diaphragm within said receptacle adapted to close the entrance to said extension, and a plunger adapted to fracture said diaphragm to permit transfer of tobacco from said receptacle into said extension.

22. A tobacco receptacle having an extension provided with a cigarette forming tube ofiset from the side of the receptacle, a recessed head closing the end of said receptacle, a plunger held in said head and movable to be inserted into the tube or into the receptacle, said plunger having a handle curved to frictionally engage in the recess of said head.

23. A tobacco receptacle having an extension provided with tube ofiset from the side of the receptacle, a cover on the receptacle arranged to cover the tube, an inset head closing the other end of said receptacle, a plunger held in said head and movable to be inesrted into the tube or into the receptacle, said plunger having a handle curved to frictionally engage in the inset of said head.

24. A tobacco receptacle having an extension provided with a cigarette forming tube oflset from the side of the receptacle, a head closing the end of said receptacle, a plunger held in said head and movable to be inserted into the tube or into the receptacle, said plunger and head having co-acting means whereby the plunger is held in inoperative position.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan in the county of New York and State of New York this 19th day of September A. D. 1910.

HENRY G. KARLSON.

Witnesses:

E. L. Jones, JACOB SGHMIEDER.

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